Petra van Staveren
Appearance
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Born | Kampen, Netherlands | 2 June 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | De Steur, Kampen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Petronella ("Petra") Grietje van Staveren (born 2 June 1966) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] She also won a bronze at the 1986 world championships and a European silver in 1983 in the 4×100 meter medley relay. She finished five times in fourth place at European championships in 1981–1985.[2]
References
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- 1966 births
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- Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Kampen, Overijssel
- Dutch female breaststroke swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Overijssel